I love time travel the most!

There are no level 5 powerhouses here, nor are there any rare newcomers; there are only women and men who will never back down when it comes to bargaining.

Ultimately, the two reconciled.

Their hands were clasped tightly together.

"Young man, you're quite the talker."

"You're not bad either. Judging from your appearance, I thought you had a carefree personality, but I didn't expect you to be so talkative. I wonder if a lot of people have been deceived by your appearance."

"Haha, same to you."

For some reason, the two of them began to appreciate each other.

So Kobayashi couldn't help but say, "Miss Tiona, I remember you're also a Level 5 adventurer, right? How about joining us? We'll offer you a piece of ore as payment."

"Oh? Could it be that you're not satisfied with my Ais, and are now eyeing me instead?"

The hot Amazonian girl said something that could be easily misunderstood.

That's clearly not what I meant.

But she shook her head and said, "I'll pass. No matter how precious the materials a weapon is made of, it will break down quickly. There's no need to waste so much effort."

...You even know that?

I couldn't help but complain in my heart.

Kobayashi, who had once traveled with her, still vividly remembered her rough and savage fighting style.

The naturally naive, half-fairy-like girl standing to the side, blinking her eyes, is clearly the main character, but now she seems like an outsider.

But in the end, they still managed to harvest the ore, and the number of times they provided guidance decreased.

Congratulations, congratulations.

"Then let's not delay, let's go find that old man (Gubernau) now!" Tiona grabbed Ais's wrist and turned to run back.

Instead, Ais instinctively spoke up, "But the instruction hasn't started yet..."

It seems she wanted to take this opportunity to instruct Kobayashi.

“This can be done tomorrow,” Tiona said. “Ais, have you forgotten? Repairing that sword will cost a lot of money. But now we’re making new equipment, so that weapon doesn’t need to be repaired, right?”

Surprisingly, this dark-skinned Amazon is quite thrifty and good at managing a household.

Ais was clearly tempted after hearing this.

Repairing and maintaining high-level weapons requires a lot of money. Even she needs to spend time in the dungeon to hunt monsters to earn money. If she can save a lot of money, she will naturally save it.

"But……"

“There’s no need to rush to fulfill the agreement, Miss Ais. The guidance can be given at any time. Besides, Bert and I just fought yesterday, and I need some time to digest the experience.”

The half-fairy spirit girl is so conflicted, and Kobayashi is unusually gentlemanly for once.

And he was right.

Fighting strong opponents one after another will quickly increase your strength, but if you reflect on your experiences, it will be easier to absorb the lessons learned from the next battle.

This is the principle he summarized.

After thinking about it, Fiora couldn't resist the temptation of saving a lot of money on repairs and nodded in agreement to the suggestion.

Then, the girl extended her small, white hand to him.

"So……"

"this is?"

"Promise."

Sword Maiden Ais, whose expressionless face rarely showed any seriousness, said, "A high five is a ritual that must be kept, right?"

I never expected that she would still remember.

I have to say, the naturally adorable, half-divine girl in front of me is really cute.

He couldn't help but chuckle softly and extended his right hand.

"make a deal."

"make a deal."

The big hand claps the small hand, making a crisp sound.

Once the agreement was made, Tiona stepped out from the side, hugged her princess tightly, and glared at Kobayashi with clearly hostile eyes.

Why are you looking at me like that?

"I will not hand Ais over to you!"

Tiona's declaration left him both amused and exasperated.

"Alright, Ais, let's hurry up and go!" Tiona urged. "If we go any later, the Gubney Familia will be closing down."

"...Wait, where did you say?"

Kobayashi suddenly spoke up.

Tiona paused for a moment, then subconsciously said, "Of course it's the Gubney Familia! Don't you know, Kobayashi, that the Gubney Familia and the Loki Familia are partners?"

He really forgot!

Perhaps because the Hephaestus Familia was so famous, Kobayashi was so focused on getting the blacksmith goddess to forge a divine weapon that he completely overlooked the Gubern Familia, which was of the same level but not as famous.

Isn't this there?

A place where new weapons can be made!

Thinking of that old man whose skills and divine status were no less than those of the goddess Hephaestus, Xiaolin's lips curled into a wicked smile that he couldn't shake off.

You're due to collect your gold coins, you old man!

Is Chapter 223 a divine artifact? No? Then why not?

"Young man, you're not doing this on purpose, are you?"

Dark-skinned Tiona held the swordswoman Ais protectively in her arms, looking at Kobayashi with suspicion. She always felt that the other party had ulterior motives, starting with giving Raul that piece of ore, deliberately luring them into a trap.

But this was a complete misunderstanding; giving the ore to the superhuman Raul was simply an unintentional act.

As for whether it's necessary...

Kobayashi rolled her eyes at her, annoyed, and said, "Do you think that's possible?"

Really!

The Loki Familia and the Gubernium Familia are partners, but not the only ones. For example, the greatsword of Ota, the Black Sword, was produced by the Gubernium Familia.

However, only a god, namely the supreme god of the clan, Gubernius, is capable of creating weapons of divine quality.

If I were to take the initiative to meet him, I'd be seen not only as an unreasonable fool, but also as an arrogant idiot. Even if I eventually met the High God Gubernius, it would still take considerable effort.

But the two of them are different.

Fiora and [Great Slash]

—The elite members of the Loki Familia are quite famous within the Gubney Familia, so they should be able to meet the Supreme God smoothly.

Taking a different approach can be novel and offer a unique flavor, but Kobayashi still prefers the straightforward and decisive method of getting straight to the heart of the matter.

Because it's quite enjoyable.

Tiona already knew about the Gubney Familia, and after hearing Kobayashi's explanation, she was mostly convinced, but still asked with some lingering doubt:

"really?"

"……it is true."

Kobayashi answered very quickly.

Seeing that her expression remained unchanged, he had no choice but to say, "Actually, I've also been thinking about crafting new equipment. But to be honest, my first choice is actually the Hephaestus Familia. You probably know why—it seems to be a consensus among adventurers that the more famous the familia, the better the items they sell."

This is Xiaolin's true thought.

After all, as far as he knew, only Hephaestus, the goddess of forging, had created an artifact that could grow together with its wielder, so he subconsciously wanted to entrust the task to her.

However, just like the god Gubernius, Kobayashi rashly went to the Hephaestus Familia and was only driven away as a madman, never even seeing the god of forging.

Yes, the reasons are quite valid.

Tiona finally believed Kobayashi, but she stuck out her tongue and reminded him, "Kobayashi, you mustn't say these things to the old man (Gubernau), he can't stand hearing these things."

攀比

This seems to be something the gods have been doing ever since they descended to the mortal realm. Whether it's the size of their clans, the quality of their followers, or even the number of people or the extent of their influence, these are all areas where the gods compete with and suppress each other.

Every so often, the gods gather—the Divine Assembly—was born for this purpose.

The Hephaestus Familia is now the most popular forging family in the Labyrinth City, and most of the expensive and practical weapons are forged by them.

Compared to the first, the much weaker Gubniu clan paled in comparison.

But the technology is still something to be sure about.

The performance of their weapons is comparable.

……and many more.

Could I use this to provoke the gods, arouse their competitive spirit, and thus achieve my goal of creating a suitable divine artifact?

"Alright, stop wasting time! The Gubernian Familia is about to close!"

The dark-skinned Tiona startled Kobayashi from his reverie. She grabbed Ais's wrist and ran upstairs, while signaling to Kobayashi and Ryuu, who had been left behind, to hurry up and catch up.

I really want to use the [Dimensional Array].

Its teleportation capability is convenient and fast, saving a lot of time, making it the perfect choice for home, travel, murder, and robbery.

Unfortunately, there were outsiders present, and Kobayashi didn't want to reveal his trump card of long-distance teleportation, so he had no choice but to quickly catch up. Just half an hour later, they arrived at the Gubney Familia.

LV5's physical abilities are truly terrifying.

After running at high speed for half an hour, Kobayashi was panting heavily and covered in sweat. In contrast, Sword Maiden Ais and Dark-skinned Diona looked relaxed and unaffected. As for Ryuzu, aside from the fact that she was naturally agile, automatons don't have the ability to sweat.

Step into the Gubney family.